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Monica Sex Hebrew מוניקה סקס Also Spelled Monika Sex Is An Israeli Alternative Rock Band Formed In Tel Aviv In 1993. Their Genres Include Israeli Rock Alternative Rock And Pop Rock. They Have Been Active From 1993–1996 And Then 2000–present. History Formation And Wounds And Kisses 1993–1995 The Band Was Formed In 1992 In Tel Aviv By Yali Sobol As Vocalist And Guitarist Peter Roth As Guitarist Yossi Hamami On Bass And Shahar Even Tzur As Drummer And Vocalist. It Was Named After A Famous Female Bass Player From A 1980's Punk Rock Band "Hot Killer". Sobol The Leader Of The Group Wrote A Few Songs And Shortly The Band Began To Perform. After Three Years Of Gigging Wounds And Kisses Hebrew פצעים ונשיקות The Album Was Released In 1995 And Reached Gold Album Within 5 Months. Four Singles From The Album Received Significant Airplay On The Radio. US And Break-Up 1995–1996 After Wounds And Kisses Yossi Hamami Wanted To Play More Fusion And Left The Band. A While Later The Band Tried Its Luck In The United States And Performed As A Trio With Roth Now On Bass Guitar. They Came Back To Israel For One Show As An Opening Act For Sonic Youth And Returned. They Recorded A Few Songs In English But After A Year They Couldn't Adapt To The Lifestyle In The US And Decided To Break Up. Sobol Came Back Roth Returned To Israel And Became Popular Among Several Influential Bands In The Country Playing And Recording With Them. Drummer Even-Tzur Stayed In The States. Reunion Open Relations Pets And Hiatus 2000–2010 In 2000 Monica Sex Decided To Re-Group And Make Their Second Album Open Relations Hebrew יחסים פתוחים Yahasim Ptuchim . With The Organist Eldad Guetta Playing On The Album And Later Joining The Band They Recorded 12 New Songs Mostly Written By Sobol. Again Many Songs Became Hit Singles And The Album Got The Same Commercial Reception As The Last One Did Six Years Earlier. After Two Years Pets Hebrew חיות מחמד Hayot Mahmad Their Third Album Was Released. After Supporting The Album With A Series Of Live Shows The Band Went Again On A Hiatus And Between 2004–2010 Rarely Appeared Or Performed Live Only Performing In Special Event Like The Israeli Independence Day "Rock Atzmaut" Annual Show. Melody And Renewed Activity 2010–present In Mid-2010 The Band Members Announced That After Many Years Of Minimal Activity Both Live And In The Studio Which Resulted In Only A Few Live Shows A Year And Jamming In The Studio The Band Will Go Into The Studio With The Intention To Write Material For A New Full-Length Studio Album. In October 2010 It Was Announced That The Band Had Finished Recording Their Latest Album Melody Hebrew מנגינה Mangina And The First Single "The Dress From Madrid" Hebrew השמלה ממדריד Ha-Simla Mi Madrid Was Released To The Radio. On 19 December 2010 The Second Single "Mangina" Hebrew מנגינה Mangina Was Released. The Full Album Was Released On 24 February 2011 In A Special Release Show At The Hangar 11 In Tel Aviv. Band Members Current Members Yali Sobol – Vocals Guitar 1993–1996 2000–present Peter Roth – Guitar Backing Vocals 1993–1995 2000–2001 2009–present Bass 1995–1996 2001–2009 Shahar Even Tzur – Drums Vocals 1993–1996 2000–present Seffy Efrati – Bass 2009–present Former Members Eldad Guetta – Keyboards Organ 1993–1995 Bass 2000–2001 Yossi Hamami – Bass Backing Vocals 1993–1995 Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Monica_Sex read less